The "Ancient" Malamutes in Norway

The very first two Alaskan Malamutes came to Norway just after the second world war. Little is known about the origin of these dogs, but since none of today’s dogs descend from these first imports, this is of minor importance.

After the second world war oberst Reistad took home two Alaskan Malamutes from Canada (1945). These dogs got one litter, and two of these puppies again got one litter each (3+2), but only two of these last litters grew opp.

One of these malamutes, "Nimrod" became Norwegian, Swedish and Finisch UCH. I received some pictures which show the strenght of these dogs. They were 1,5 years old when they pulled this heavy load many kilometers, partly through deep snow.

The Norwegian "Trekkhundklubb" used all six dogs in their ambulance -service in Oslo’s nordmark. They were very satisfied with their workcontribution and they had an excellent temperament. Unfortunetly Mr. Reistad’s wife knew very little about their background, and by the NKK there is not much information.